kindly

/ˈkaɪn(d)li/adj

Middle School

1

Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.

2

Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.

3

Lawful.

4

Natural; inherent to the kind or race.

Thesaurus

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

blindly

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

kah kai kam kan kao kat kau kay kea kee

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

ais aja api aye bae bly buy bye cai cgi

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

dix doc cude doak kids scud cuddle kidnap second crowded

#archaic#dated#obsolete